Morning Report 2/24/2012

• Fireworks on lawmakers’ agenda, Capitol Chatter
  
• Dayton rejects latest Vikings stadium bid, Capitol View
• Benson kicks off SD31 campaign, Residual Forces
• Here comes the hit again, Shot in the Dark
• Redistricting fallout continues, Capitol View
• To the GOP, Poor = Villain, Rich = Victim, mnpACT
• Redistricting: Southwest Metro opportunities, MN Progressive Project
  

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BUSINESS / ECONOMY

• Manufacturers resigned to new lending rules, Finance and Commerce 2/23/12 4:37 p.m.
• Postal Service reshuffles Minn. mail processing, AP
• Mankato’s mail processing facility to close, Mankato Free Press
• Rochester postal processing operation to close, Rochester Post-Bulletin 2/23/12 1:44 p.m.
  
• Mayo’s ambitious construction schedule to help community, Rochester Post-Bulletin 2/23/12 12:00 p.m.
  
• Mankato among bright spots in filling manufacturing positions, Mankato Free Press
  

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CONGRESS – SENATE

• Franken rep: Cuts certain for farm bill, Winona Daily News 2/24/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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CRIME / POLICE

• Minneapolis Police Department’s aging force poses staffing challenges, MPR
  

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DAYTON

• Dayton signs bill to close gap in public notifications of sex offender release, MPR
• Dayton heads to Washington for governors meeting, AP 2/24/12 8:10 a.m.
  

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EDUCATION

• Twin Cities charter schools more segregated and underperforming, report says, MPR
  

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ENVIRONMENT

• Controversial Goodhue wind farm environmental impact plan rejected, MPR
• Minnesota’s moose population continues to fall, MPR
• Feds plan to spend $51.5M on 2012 Asian carp fight, AP 2/23/12 2:50 p.m.
  

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GOVERNMENT – LOCAL

• City of Willmar staff find ways to cut $280K, West Central Tribune 2/23/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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HEALTH CARE

• Mayo Clinic to spend $3.5 billion on capital projects, Finance and Commerce 2/23/12 4:20 p.m.
  

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JUDICIAL

• Hennepin County asks Supreme Court to add state to same-sex marriage lawsuit, MPR
  

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LEGISLATURE

• Legislators begin introducing new stadium ideas, West Central Tribune 2/24/12 12:00 a.m.
• Senate passes bill that expands use of deadly force, MPR
• Minnesota Senate approves bill broadening use of deadly force in self-defense, Pioneer Press 2/24/12 12:11 a.m.
• Deadly force bill now on fast track to Gov. Dayton, AP 2/23/12 7:07 p.m.
  
• Rep. Howes supports proposal for new St.Paul Saints ballpark, MPR
• New management for school trust lands bill advances, MPR
• ‘Welfare Reform 2.0’ moves ahead, but met with anger at Legislature, MinnPost 2/23/12 10:41 a.m.
  
• Bill would extend Minnesota’s prone restraint law until late 2013, MPR
• Mankato group plugs civic center funding in Legislature, Mankato Free Press
• Quam, Murray OK bill limiting local moratoriums, send to House floor, Rochester Post-Bulletin 2/23/12 9:31 a.m.
• Ingebrigtsen supports bill on environmental permits, Alexandria Echo Press 2/24/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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PUBLIC HEALTH / SAFETY

• Grand jury investigating alleged Twitter threat against Bachmann, MinnPost 2/23/12 6:13 p.m.
• Anoka-Hennepin superintendent ‘sincerely’ apologizes for voice mail, MPR
  

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REDISTRICTING

• Kiffmeyer will seek Senate seat in redrawn district, St. Cloud Times 2/24/12 12:16 a.m.
• New maps guarantee new faces at Capitol, Alexandria Echo Press 2/24/12 12:00 a.m.
  

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SAINT PAUL / MINNEAPOLIS

• St. Paul Saints push own stadium proposal at Capitol, Pioneer Press 2/23/12 11:36 p.m.
• Sabo Bridge remains closed over safety concerns, MPR
• Last year’s redistricting of St. Paul’s wards didn’t change much, MinnPost 2/23/12 9:49 a.m.
• Minneapolis Council Member Diane Hofstede intrigued by stadium’s construction jobs, MinnPost 2/23/12 10:14 a.m.
  

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STADIUMS

• Vikings: New stadium plan unworkable, Pioneer Press 2/23/12 11:39 p.m.
• Another Vikings stadium funding proposal unveiled, unloved, MinnPost 2/23/12 4:05 p.m.
  

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TRANSPORTATION

• Shaping the feel of the Southwest Corridor, Finance and Commerce 2/23/12 2:56 p.m.
• Planning moves forward for Interchange project, Finance and Commerce 2/23/12 4:27 p.m.
• Stillwater to lose key ally of bridge plan: Michele Bachmann, MPR
• Construction resumes soon on LRT project, MinnPost 2/23/12 9:12 a.m